bread and honey
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of bread and honey
C20: rhyming slang
Example Sentences
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The bakery sells homemade bread and honey cakes made from honey produced by their own bees.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2022
After this conversation they took him to their lodgings and gave him wheaten bread and honey.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
There was always bread and honey, always a chance to photograph a beautiful smiling child drinking from a pristine well, always a chance to have yourself photographed doing the same.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2013
On trips, he often carried bread and honey sandwiches in a paper bag.
From Time Magazine Archive
Septa Mordane helped herself to more bread and honey, and Sansa slid from the bench.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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